The scientific achievements of Galileo Galilei speak for themselves, and the artistic achievements of off-Broadway’s Galileo, which opened February 24 at Classic Stage Company, are jus…
Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, opened Feb. 23 following previews fro…
When first you enter the theatre and see Adrianne Lobel's set that is spare and dynamic, and beautifully lit by Justin Townsend, your first thought is, "I hope the play is as good as the set…
On Thursday, February 23, the Classic Stage Company production of Galileo opened its limited run, which has been extended to February 18. Opening night guests included Jack Cummings III, An…
"Galileo," a play by Bertolt Brecht that has rarely been seen in the United States, opened this week Off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company and starred Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham as t…
there are glimmering in F. Murray Abraham's performance that hint that he is striving to find a character who will eventually show the various, sometimes contradictory, sides of Galileo's te…
With partisan politics injecting itself into scientific debate with dismaying frequency these days, Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo has a disturbing modern resonance. While the Classic Stage …
F. Murray Abraham stars in Brian Kulick's gently naturalistic staging of Bertolt Brecht's compelling drama about the famed astronomer at CSC.
F. Murray Abraham stars in the Classic Stage Company's revival of Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo," about the conflict between champions of progress and the church in Renaissance Italy.
Scenes from the Classic Stage Company production.
Depending on the time and the country, the 17th century science-versus-the-Church conflict in Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo" has been considered an allegory about the individual conscience again…
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Doing justice to the story of a 17th century scientific luminary is a difficult task to begin with, but bringing it to life through the words of Bertolt Brecht is a theatrical challenge for …
Classic Stage Company's production of Bertolt Brecht's GALILEO translated by Charles Laughton starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, runs through Sunday, March 18. The official pre…
F. Murray Abraham is too tentative as the great astronomer Galileo in an otherwise worthy CSC revival of Bertolt Brecht's epic biography.
In the Galileo playing at Classic Stage Company, the hallmarks its patrons have come to expect under artistic director Brian Kulick (who also directs) are all on handsome display: The five-m…
Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, opens Feb. 23 following previews from…
Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham has returned to the New York stage to star in Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo at Classic Stage Company. Abraham plays the larger-than-life title character, a 17…
Scientific revolution is in the air as the Classic Stage Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo opens off-Broadway on February 12, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abrah…
The conflict in Galileo is iconic: freedom of ideas vs. censorship. Brecht peppers his play and his character of Galileo (1564-1642 ) with some Marxist views which are anachronistic but the …
Let the scientific revolution begin! The Classic Stage Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, begins off-Broadway performance…
The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, begins Feb. 1 on East 13th…
Noel Sullivan will assume the role of Galileo in We Will Rock You, playing at the West End's Dominion Theatre, on February 20. He will succeed Alex Gaumond, who will play his final per…
It Hasn't Even Opened and Classic Stage Company's Galileo starring Academy Award Winner F. Murray Abraham Extends: Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo sta…
Classic Stage Company's production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, has extended by one week before beginning previews on February 1. T…